John McCain's new running mate, Sarah Palin, seems to have everybody talking. This could be partly because when McCain picked her, it was a complete surprise to most people!

A lot of Americans hadn't heard of Palin before the VP announcement, and because of this, there are still some people who feel like they don't know enough about her yet. True, there have been many things said and written about her by the media (did you see her on the cover of Us Weekly?), but we really haven't heard much from Palin herself about her qualifications and policy ideas since her big speech at the Republican convention.

"I think there's a really good chance that Sarah Palin could be president, and I think that's a really scary thing, because I don't know anything about her ... There's a one out of three chance, if not more, that McCain doesn't survive his first term, and it'll be President Palin ... It's like a really bad Disney movie ... It's totally absurd ... I need to know if she really thinks dinosaurs were here 4,000 years ago. I want to know that, I really do. Because she's gonna have the nuclear codes."

In case you're confused about the dinosaur reference, Damon was talking about Palin's stance on creationism. Dinosours became extinct about 65 million years ago, but creationists say that dinosours and humans walked the earth together only 6,000 years ago! According to factcheck.org, "Palin has not pushed for teaching creationism in Alaska's schools. She has said that students should be allowed to 'debate both sides' of the evolution question, but she also said creationism 'doesn't have to be part of the curriculum.'"

Here's what a spokesperson from the McCain campaign had to say about Matt Damon's comments: "It's not surprising that Barack Obama and his celebrity supporters continue to tear down Governor Palin with little more than blatant name-calling. It's clear they're threatened by a candidate who actually has a record of achieving reform and change, while Barack Obama just talks about it."

Last week, Sarah Palin went on ABC to do her first live interview since her candidacy was announced! She answered questions asked by news anchor Charlie Gibson about a wide range of subjects, including her readiness for the VP spot, Iraq, God, and national security.

Do you think Sarah Palin responded well to critics like Matt Damon? Are Damon's comments legitimate, or are they just "name-calling" by a "celebrity supporter"? And, what do you think of the possibility of a "President Palin"? Tell us below!